About Herbert Olbrich
Lived 1897 – 1976 (aged 79). Herbert Olbrich was a military personnel.
Herbert Olbrich (1 July 1897 in Friedheim – 29 October 1976 in München) was a Luftwaffe Generalleutnant during World War II, and a recipient of the Slovak Victory Cross Order. He was captured in Flensburg on 12 May, 1945 and became a British prisoner of war between 12 May 1945 and 17 May 1948. On 9 January 1946, he was transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11.
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German military aviator
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Herbert Olbrich was born on 1 July 1897.
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Herbert Olbrich died on 29 October 1976 in Munich.
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Herbert Olbrich was a military personnel.
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